The accordion was invented by Friedrich Buschmann but later improved by Cyrillus Damian through the addition of buttons. It is commonly used in folk music as a free reed instrument that produces sound through the vibration of multiple reeds when air is pushed through by the bellows. There are many types of accordions including diatonic accordions, concertinas, chromatic accordions, and piano accordions which vary in their button layouts and sound capabilities. While accordion reeds are typically made of wood, makers sometimes experiment with other materials to alter the sounds produced.
The accordion was invented by Friedrich Buschmann but later improved by Cyrillus Damian through the addition of buttons. It is commonly used in folk music as a free reed instrument that produces sound through the vibration of multiple reeds when air is pushed through by the bellows. There are many types of accordions including diatonic accordions, concertinas, chromatic accordions, and piano accordions which vary in their button layouts and sound capabilities. While accordion reeds are typically made of wood, makers sometimes experiment with other materials to alter the sounds produced.
The accordion was invented by Friedrich Buschmann but later improved by Cyrillus Damian through the addition of buttons. It is commonly used in folk music as a free reed instrument that produces sound through the vibration of multiple reeds when air is pushed through by the bellows. There are many types of accordions including diatonic accordions, concertinas, chromatic accordions, and piano accordions which vary in their button layouts and sound capabilities. While accordion reeds are typically made of wood, makers sometimes experiment with other materials to alter the sounds produced.
The accordion was invented by Friedrich Buschmann but later improved by Cyrillus Damian through the addition of buttons. It is commonly used in folk music as a free reed instrument that produces sound through the vibration of multiple reeds when air is pushed through by the bellows. There are many types of accordions including diatonic accordions, concertinas, chromatic accordions, and piano accordions which vary in their button layouts and sound capabilities. While accordion reeds are typically made of wood, makers sometimes experiment with other materials to alter the sounds produced.
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Edgar Maldonado
Calixto Molina Alex Flores Jesse Nevarrate Physics of music: Accordion
The accordion was invented by a Friedrich Buschmann but later improve with button by Cyrillus Damian. The accordion is use in many type of music most commonly use in folk music. The accordion is similar to the harmonica which is a free reed instrument as well. When an instrument has reeds inside it means that the instruments need air to cause a vibration which then makes sounds. Since the accordion is a free-reed instrument usually means that there are more than one reed inside and this result in each reed producing different sounds and different pitches. Accordions create different waves when they are played that would result in the type note the is being produce in terms of its frequency and amplitude. When the bellows are being pull and push there is air being push through the reed making sound that is being vibrating. The accordion frequency ranges anything from 174 Hz its lowest note to 3520 Hz its highest note.An accordion has many different accordions in each branch such Diatonic Accordions, Concertinas, Chromatic Accordions, and Piano accordions. Diatonic Accordions originally were made to have one row of 10 buttons on the right side this accordion was originated in Germany and was later modernized around the world. The Italian Diatonic which was made in Italy, Three rows Diatonic, Helikon Accordion which was developed to create a deeper or to produce a tuba like pitch, Shand Accordion was developed in Scotland. Diatonic Accordions are usually used by many folk and dance groups, because of their great sound output, simplicity, light weight and low cost. Concertina Accordions are actually the most unique type of accordions, the usually have different shapes and have very intriguing designs. In the family of Concertinas there is also The English
Concertina, German Concertina, Anglo-Concertina, Duet Concertina, and Bandoneon. The English Concertina has a hexagonal or octagonal shape this accordion was originally made to be able to compose legato similar to violin melodies and differs from the rest of the Concertina accordions, because the other accordion were German based instruments and were made to make more than one sounds such as being able to make diatonic sounds as well a deep sounds like a Chromatic Accordion. Piano Accordions are is the most popular of all accordions the have been and are still currently one of the highest rate instruments that are being purchased. The piano accordion has a piano keyboard on its right hand and left-hand has anywhere from eight to 120 chord buttons making this instrument very flexible when it comes to trying to produce a specific melody. Although there are many different types of accordions, all accordions produce sounds around the same range of frequency, all reefs inside an accordion are made out of wood but accordion makers tend to sometimes experiment and use other material such as metal, copper and they will also try to change the sound by adding more or taking aways a lot of the keys that are in the accordion. Different sounds will be produce in the accordion when taking keys away and this is because there will more space for air to fill in the reefs that produce the sound once the accordion is stretched or closed.
